{"id":163958,"date":"2024-06-21T17:01:34","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T08:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=163958&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-06-21T17:01:58","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T08:01:58","slug":"new-boj-fukuoka-manager-prioritizes-community-engagement","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/new-boj-fukuoka-manager-prioritizes-community-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"New BOJ Fukuoka Manager Prioritizes Community Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kenji Sakuta, the newly appointed manager of the Bank of Japan&#8217;s Fukuoka branch, held his first press conference since taking office on June 17. Sakuda emphasized the importance of &#8220;opening windows&#8221; for better communication and understanding of the local economy, highlighting Kyushu&#8217;s diverse industries and increasing investments in semiconductors and inbound tourism. He aims to deepen dialogue with the community to accurately grasp the regional economic situation and enhance operational efficiency. Former manager Shinsuke Oyama, now at the BOJ&#8217;s General Affairs and Human Resources Department, also expressed his gratitude to local businesses and wished for the region&#8217;s continued economic growth. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20240620\/5010024660.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-163934\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/fnn_bank-of-japan-fukuoka_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"New BOJ Fukuoka Manager Prioritizes Community Engagement\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/fnn_bank-of-japan-fukuoka_2024_WEB.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/fnn_bank-of-japan-fukuoka_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/fnn_bank-of-japan-fukuoka_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/fnn_bank-of-japan-fukuoka_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kenji Sakuta, the newly appointed manager of the Bank of Japan&#8217;s Fukuoka branch, held his first press conference since taking office on June 17&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":163939,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-163958","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-prefecture","news-category-business","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/163958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163958"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/163939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}